Rosalind Masson is a dancer, choreographer, and somatic practitioner who uses the body as a locus from which to explore and reflect upon material transition in relation to cultural and environmental transformations across time. She is interested in how collaboration across materialities and disciplines can open up a dialogue around embodiment and transformation. In her research and performance work she questions the implications and applications of embodiment in relation to culture, society and the environment. She has been producing and performing her own work since 2010 in the UK, US and Germany under the title Anima(l)us and been the recipient of funding from Creative Scotland, Fonds Darstellende Kunst and Tanzpakt, receiving co production support from venues such Hellerau (DE) and Tramway (UK). She has been a recipient twice of Dis-Tanz-Solo funding from Dachverband Tanz for her choreographic research as well as #Take Heart residency funding from NEU START KULTUR . She has worked for over ten years as a dancer with laborgras and is a founding member of Neisse Centre for Contemporary Art e.V. She teaches Contact Improvisation as well as contemporary dance and yoga for children, adults and professionals. As well as making her own work, she curates and facilitates the work of other artists in the form of mentoring , hosting cross-disciplinary platforms and supporting grassroots dance networks. She has collaborated across media in visual art, rock, pop and folk music contexts. She has a BA(hons) in Contemporary dance from London Contemporary Dance School, an MSc in Media Art and Imaging from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design and is a Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga teacher.
e-mail address: rosalindmasson@gmail.com